Man suffers chest injury in workplace grinder incident at Nanango

A workplace incident involving a grinder has left a worker seriously injured.

A man in his 20s is being flown to a Southeast Queensland hospital after suffering chest injuries in workplace incident involving a grinder at Nanango. Pic Rob McKell. Tool

A man in his 20s has been airlifted to a South East Queensland hospital after suffering chest injuries in workplace incident involving a grinder at Nanango.

Paramedics were called to the business on Knowles St, about 2km southwest of the South Burnett town’s CBD, about 11.20am on Thursday.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the man was taken to Nanango Hospital, and LifeFlight helicopter was being dispatched to transport him to another hospital.